Garment carrier



l. DUKES 2,025,733

GARMENT CARRIER Filed May 9, 1934 V 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 T R m m R 1 M m u dm n 7 gin/N a 1 M .lfia. n In W 'II 1m ua-s,

Dec. 31, 1935.

Dec. 31, 1935. D KE 2,025,733

GARMENT CARRIER Filed May 9, 1.954 2 Sheets-She et 2 Patented Dec. 31,1935 STATES 10 Claims.

The invention relates to a garment carrier of the type in which a hangerfor garments of different kinds is removably secured within a garmentbox designed particularly for utilization therewith, or a box ofstandard construction, and involves an improvement in the garment hangeras Well as the combination and arrangement of the hanger with respect tothe box.

One of the principal objects of the invention is the provision of agarment carrier which is so constructed and arranged as to preserve theshape of the garments placed therein and minimize the wrinkling of thegarments irrespective. of the position in which the carrier itself maybe placed. 15. A further object of the invention is the provision of animproved garment hanger so constructed that it may be easily and quicklysecured in position in the garment box and removed therefrom withoutdamage to the hanger or to the box. A still further object of theinvention is the provision of an improved garment hanger so constructedthat it may be readily secured in position in the box after the garmentshave been positioned thereon, or the garments may be positioned upon thehanger after the hanger is secured within the box. A still furtherobject of the invention is the provision of a garment hanger forsupporting various articles of wearing apparel within a garment box andpositioning the same therein in such a manner as to prevent anysubstantial movement thereof during the use of the carrier andirrespective of the position in which the carrier may be placed when inuse. It is a still further object of the invention to provide a garmenthanger having garment supporting means and garment positioning meansthereon, both the garment supporting means and the positioningmeansbeing so constructed that they may be readily manipulated in securingthem to the garment box and removing them therefrom, and to enable thegarments to be easily placed thereon when the hanger is secured inposition in the box. It is also an object of the invention to provide animproved garment hanger so constructed that it may be easily and quicklysecured in position in a garment box designed especially for usetherewith, or in a box of standard construction.

Still other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentfrom the following description taken with the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the improved garment hanger inposition in a box de signed particularly for use therewith, with thelatter in open position;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the bottom portion of the boxillustrated in Fig. 1, showing the manner in which the garment hanger isse- 5 cured in position therein and removed therefrom;

Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional View showing the garment hanger inposition in the box, and illustrating by dotted lines the manner inwhich the hanger is manipulated when in position in 10 the box;

2 Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through the box and hangershowing the approximate position of the hanger and positioning meanswhen the carrier is in upright position;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the manner in which theimproved hanger may be utilized with a garment box of standardconstruction;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of the carrier illustrated inFig. 5, showing the lid portion of the box in place and the approximateposition of the hanger with respect to the box when the carrier is inhorizontal position;

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary perspective View of 25 a slightly modified formof hanger; and

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the modified form of hanger taken on theline 8-8 of Fig. '7

Although the novel form of garment hanger disclosed herein has beendesigned primarily 30 for utilization with a collapsible form of garmentbox such as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings, in which casethe hanger is so designed as to be removably secured beneath an end flapof the bottom portion of the box, the con- 35 struction of the improvedhanger is such that it may also be employed with a standard form ofgarment box by the engagement of the hanger support about the end wallof such a box as disclosed in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 4, my novel form of garment hanger is employedwith an improved form of garment box of collapsible type comprising abottom portion it! and a top portion or closure H. with a bottom wall 52and with, oppositely arranged side walls i3 and l l,'and an extension onthe bottom wall 82 forms the end wall 15 which is provided with a flapportion it which folds over into the interior of the bottom portion intoengagement with the flaps ll and IS integral with the ends of the sidewalls I3 and M. respectively. The end wall It and the flap l6 thereonare preferably secured together by staples or wire stitching l9extending through The bottom portion in is provided 45 the flaps H and[8 on the side walls, and similar stitching is preferably employed nearthe center of the end wall, midway of the upper and lower edges thereof,as shown at 2B.

The top portion H of the box is provided with a top wall 2 l, oppositelyarranged side walls 22 and 23, and an end wall 24 having an interiorflap portion 25 thereon secured in position by means of staples or wirestitches 26 extending therethrough and engaging with end flaps integralwith the side walls 22 and 23 as heretofore described with respect toend flaps I? and it. An end wall 21 in common with the top and bottomportions of the box is preferably integral with the bottom wall l2 andthe top Wall 2! and is scored along the parallel lines 28 and 29coinciding with the meeting edges of this common end wall and the topand bottom walls 52 and 2|. The cut-away portions 36 and 3! betweenadjacent ends of the side walls of the top and bottom portions of thebox and the lines of scoring 32 and 33 facilitate the hinging of the topportion of the box to the bottom portion in a manner well known in theart.

My improved form of hanger is removably secured in position in thegarment box by means of. an elongated support 3 i folded along alongitudinal line so as to provide two overlapping sorted between theend wall l5 and the interior flap IS, with the opposite ends thereofpositioned beneath the end flaps I? and i8. Preferably the ends of thesupport 36 are beveled as shown at 3? in order to facilitate theinsertion of the support into the pocket provided by the end wall l5 andthe flap i5, and the folded edge thereof is provided with a cut-awayportion 38 for engagement about the fastening means 28.

As disclosed herein, a garment positioning frame 39 of such a size as tofit within the bottom portion ill of the box is attached to theelongated support 34 by means of a pair of spaced hinging members L l)and ll. The hinging members 49 and a: are preferably scored transverselythereof along two parallel lines 52 and 43, the former coinciding withthe lower lateral edge of the support, and the latter beingsubstantially midway of the lateral edges thereof.

A garment supporting member 44 designed particularly for holding a coator similar piece of wearing apparel is provided with a central hingingmember 45 located between the hinging members dd and ll for the garmentpositioning frame. The hinging member is likewise secured to the support3 5 along a scored line L 6 substantially midway of the longitudinaledges of the support, and is scored along a line 41 substantiallycoinciding with the lower longitudinal edge of the support.

As I have disclosed the same herein, the support 34, the positioningframe 39, and the garment supporting member 44 are preferably formedfrom a single piece of suitable material, such as cardboard, pasteboard,fiber-board, etc. The hinging member 45 is preferably separated from thehinging members 4!! and H as shown at 43 in order to provide ample spacefor the upturned collar of a coat or other garment positioned on thegarment supporting member 46, and the portions 59 are preferably foldedover upon the body of the garment supporting member and secured theretoby staples or wire stitching in order to provide a suitable support forthe shoulders of the garment. The central por-. tion 5| of the supportinmember 44 may be cut along the line 52 and folded downwardly andstitched to the body of the supporting member Ml as shown at 53 toprovide a support for trousers or other similar garments.

The opposite side edges of the garment positioning frame 39 are cut awayas shown at 54 for receiving trousers or other articles of apparelfolded about the positioning frame in well known manner, and the loweredge of the positioning frame is preferably folded over upon itself andstitched or stapled thereto as shown at 55 in order to form areinforcement for the edge.

As illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the hanger is secured inposition in the bottom portion ID of the box by collapsing the end walll5 of the box either partially or completely and inserting the hangersupport 34 between the interior flap l6 and the end wall, with the endsof the support between the end wall proper and the inwardly turned flapsl1 and I 8 on the side walls, the cut-away portion 33 engaging about thecentral fastening means 20. The end wall of the bottom portion of thebox is then raised into its upright position whereupon the support forthe hanger is firmly and securely held in position against removal untilthe end wall is again moved into its collapsed position. With thisimproved form of hanger, the garments may be positioned thereon beforethe hanger is secured within the box, or they may be positioned on thehanger after it is secured within the box. By securing the hingingportions and 4| of the positioning frame to the support 34 along ascored line midway of the longitudinal edges of the support, and byscoring these hinging portions along a line parallel thereto andsubstantially coinciding with the lower edge of the support, a hingedconnection is provided by means of which the garment positioning frame39 may be readily folded into the dotted line position 56 shown in Fig.3 to permit a coat or similar piece of wearing apparel to be easilyplaced upon the garment supporting member 44, whereupon trousers orother articles of apparel may be placed in the box transversely thereofand the positioning frame folded into position thereover and portions ofthe trousers or other apparel then folded over the top of thepositioning frame.

The provision of the spaced lines of scoring in the hinging members 40and M provides a hinging connection whereby the garment positioningframe 39 may be folded into a position outside the box and clear of thegarment supporting member 64, in which position it will remain andnotinterfere with the placing of garments on the supporting member 44 whenthe hanger is in the box and the latter is in a horizontal position. Thespaced lines of scoring transversely of the hinging member 45 likewiseprovide a hinging connection permitting the garment supporting member Mto be folded into a stable position outside of the box where it will notinterfere with the positioning of garments upon the positioningframe 39in case it is desired to use the hanger in a manner different from thatheretofore described. The hinging connections herein disclosedalsoprovide means for attaching the frame 39 and the supporting member44 to the support 3a in such a manner as to permit the various parts ofthe hanger to position themselves in the box when in either a horizontalor an upright position.

As heretofore referred to, my improved form of garment hanger isdesigned to be employed with a standard form of garment box in additionto the particular type of box heretofore described, and I have disclosedin Figs. 5 and 6 the manner in which the hanger may be so used. In thiscase the opposing folded portions 35 and. 36 of the support are engagedabout the free edge 51 of one of the end walls 58 of the bottom portionof the garment box, and when the garments are in position upon thehanger the hanger support 34 is retained on the end wall of the bottomportion of the box by the engagement of the top 59 of the box therewith,as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

In the modified form of hanger shown in Fig. I, the opposing foldedportions 35 and 36 of the support are secured together by means ofstaples or wire stitching 60 passed through the ends thereof. While thisform of support may be utilized with a box of the type disclosed inFigs. 1 and 4, it will be understood that it is not designed to be usedwith a standard form of box of the type shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

I have shown my improved form of box provided with fastening means inthe form of a strap 6| having one end thereof secured to the end wall ofthe top portion of the box and the opposite end provided with ,fasteningmeans 62 for engagement with cooperating fastening means 63 on thebottom wall. If desired, the box may also be provided with a handle 64preferably secured to the end wall of the top portion as illustrated inFigs. 1, 4 and 6.

While I have disclosed a preferred form of my invention, together withcertain modifications thereof, it will be understood the various changesin form and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from theinvention as it is described herein and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and that such changes are contemplated as come within thescope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by UnitedStates Letters Patent 1. A garment hanger comprising an elongatedsupport adapted to be removably secured to the end wall of. a garmentbox, a garment positioning frame adapted to fit within the garment boxwith the edges thereof adjacent the side walls of the box and havingspaced hinging members connecting the same to said support, and agarment supporting member having a hinging member connecting the same tosaid support, said last mentioned hinging member being positionedbetween said spaced hinging members and in spaced relation thereto toreceive a garment element therebetween.

2. A garment hanger comprising an elongated support adapted to beremovably secured to the end wall of a garment box, a garmentpositioning frame adapted to fit within the garment box with the edgesthereof adjacent the side walls of the box and having spaced hingingmembers connecting the same to said support, and a garment supportingmember having a hinging member connecting the same to said support, saidlast mentioned hinging member being positioned between said spacedhinging members and in spaced relation thereto to receive a garmentelement therebetween, said spaced hinging members being scoredtransversely thereof along a pair of spaced, parallel lines to permitsaid members to be readily folded about said support,

3. A garment hanger comprising an elongated support adapted to beremovably secured to the end wall of a garment box, a garmentpositioning frame adapted to fit within the garment box with the edgesthereof adjacent the side walls of. the

box and having spaced hinging members connecting the same to saidsupport, and a garment supporting member having a hinging memberconnecting the same to said support, said last men- 5 tioned hingingmember between said spaced hinging members and in spaced relationthereto to receive a garment element therebetween, the hinging memberfor said garment supporting member being scored transversely thereofalong a pair of spaced, parallel lines to permit said garment supportingmember to be readily folded about said support.

4. A garment hanger comprising a support adapted to be removably securedwithin a gar- 15 ment box, a garment supporting member, and a hingingmember connecting said garment supporting member to said support andscored transversely thereof along two parallel lines, one in alinementwith one longitudinal edge of said 20 support and the other intermediatethe longitudinal edges of said support.

5. A garment hanger comprising an elongated support folded upon itselfalong a line extending longitudinally thereof to provide opposing por-25 tions for receiving the free edge of. a wall of a garment box, agarment supporting member having an attaching portion connecting thesame to said support along a line intermediate the fold of said supportand one of the longitudinal edges 30 thereof, said attaching portionhaving a hinged. connection to said support.

6. A garment hanger comprising an elongated support folded upon itselfalong a line extending longitudinally thereof to provide opposing por-35 tions for receiving the free edge of a wall of a garment box, agarment positioning frame having spaced hinging members connecting thesame to said support along a line intermediate the fold of said supportand one of the longitudinal edges 40 thereof, and a garment supportingmember having a hinging connection with said support between said spacedhinging members and along a line intermediate the fold of said supportand said longitudinal edge. 45

7. A garment hanger comprising an elongated support, a garmentpositioning frame having spaced attaching members connecting the same tosaid support along a scored line intermediate the longitudinal edges ofsaid support, and a 50 garment supporting member having an attachingportion between and spaced from said attaching members for connectingthe same to said support intermediate the longitudinal edges thereof,said attaching portion being scored transversely thereof in alinementwith the longitudinal edge of said support.

8. The combination in a garment carrier of a box bottom portion, a topportion therefor, a support adapted to be removably secured within saidbox bottom portion, a garment positioning frame fitting within said boxbottom portion and having spaced attaching members connecting the sameto said support, and a garment supporting member fitting within saidgarment positioning 65 frame and having an attaching portion between andspaced from said spaced attaching members and connecting the. same tosaid support.

9. The combination in a garment carrier of a box bottom portion havingan upstanding end wall, an elongated support folded upon itself along aline extending longitudinally thereof for engagement with the oppositefaces of said end wall, a garment supporting member having a hingingmember connecting the same to said support, and a box topportionoooperating with said box bottom portion to retain said supportin position upon said end wall.

10. In a garment-carrier, the combination of a box bottom portion havinga bottom wall, side walls, and an end wall, a box top portion having atop wall, side walls and an end wall, said bottom and top portionshaving one end wall in common, a support removably secured to the saidend wall of said bottom portion, a garment positioning frame fittingwithin said bottom portion and having spaced attaching membersconneoting the same to said. support, a garment supporting memberfitting within said garment positioning frame and having .an attachingportion between and spaced from said spaced attaching members and.connecting the same to said support, means for retaining said topportion in position on said bottom portion, and carrying means on the"said'end wall of said bottom portion;

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the above numbered patent requir' peclficatlon of mg correction asfollows: Page 3, first column, line 18, for "and" read to; and secondcolumn, line 6, claim 3, after "member" insert the Words beingpositioned and that the s Leslie Frazer Acting Commissioner of Patents.

